Sunday, August 25, 2013

EPA Orders Air Pollution Controls for Fracked Gas Wells

"Green completion" equipment in the field (Credit: Colorado Oil & Gas)
It’s the first time the EPA has required air pollution controls at hydraulically fractured, or fracked, wells. The new rule targets smog-forming volatile organic compounds and air toxics that increase cancer risks. The same equipment also would trap methane, a potent heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere.

EPA Orders Air Pollution Controls for Fracked Gas Wells

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